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US 6,669,092 B2Granted
Display apparatus
AssigneeSensoryScapes, Inc.
InventorsStephen J. Leanheart, Joshua I. Feldstein, Richard P. Meyst, Steven G. Yoder
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Abstract
A display apparatus including a light box upon which a display piece can be removably positioned and illuminated from behind. The display piece carries a machine-readable tag from which a tag reader in the light box may obtain identifying information. A central processing unit in the light box selectively energizes a digital audio player and an aroma diffuser in response to the identifying information obtained from the machine-readable tag by the tag reader.
Claims19
A display apparatus, comprising:
- a light box upon which a display piece can be removably positioned and illuminated by said light box, said display piece bearing a first machine-readable tag;
- a first tag reader in said light box for obtaining information from said first machine-readable tag;
- a digital audio player in said light box connected to at least one speaker for producing audible sounds;
- an aroma diffuser in said light box for entraining an aromatic substance in air;
- and,
- a central processing unit in said light box for selectively energizing said digital audio player and said aroma diffuser in response to information obtained from said first machine-readable tag by said first tag reader.
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A display apparatus, comprising:
- a light box;
- a display piece, having a first machine-readable tag, removably positioned upon, and illuminated by, said light box;
- a first tag reader in said light box for obtaining information from said first machine-readable tag;
- a digital audio player in said light box connected to at least one speaker for producing audible sounds;
- an aroma diffuser in said light box for entraining an aromatic substance in air;
- an aroma-bearing cartridge, carrying an aromatic substance, removably positioned within said aroma diffuser and having a second machine-readable tag;
- a second tag reader in said aroma diffuser for obtaining information from said second machine-readable tag;
- and,
- a central processing unit in said light box for selectively energizing said digital audio player and said aroma diffuser in response to information obtained from said first machine-readable tag by said first tag reader and from said second machine-readable tag by said second tag reader.
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A display apparatus, comprising:
- means for producing light from an electric current;
- a display piece, having a first machine-readable tag, removably positioned upon, and illuminated by, said light-producing means;
- means for obtaining information from said first machine-readable tag;
- means for producing audible sounds carried by said light-producing means;
- means for entraining an aromatic substance in air carried by said light-producing means;
- an aroma-bearing cartridge, carrying an aromatic substance, removably positioned within said aroma diffuser and having a second machine-readable tag;
- means for obtaining information from said second machine-readable tag;
- and,
- means for selectively energizing said digital audio player and said aroma diffuser in response to information obtained from said first machine-readable tag and from said second machine-readable tag.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.